Expert Services
We provide technical assistance that is tailored to the unique needs and requests in each jurisdiction. This ranges from staffing government task forces, to holding confidential one-on-one meetings, to testifying before legislatures when asked. We also educate the public through speaking engagements, our Pleading the Sixth blog, and sharing what we know about the right to counsel so you can help fix the issue.
Government Technical Assistance
Speaking Engagements
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December 15, 2025
New Hampshire Judicial Branch Task Force on Indigency Verification Concord, NH - By Video Conference
Executive Director Aditi Goel and Program Associate Abigail Faust present at the New Hampshire Indigency Verification Task Force on indigency standards and New Hampshire's assessment and verification process relative to other states.
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May 30, 2025
Indiana Public Defender Council Board Retreat Bloomington, Indiana
Executive Director Aditi Goel and Senior Program Associate Marquita Johnson present at the Indiana Public Defender Council’s Board Retreat on 6AC’s evaluation of Indiana and Indiana’s public defense system relative to the nation.
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April 29, 2025
The Guam Legislature Hagatna, Guam
Deputy Director Aditi Goel testifies before the Guam Legislature on the legislative response to 6AC’s evaluation. Other participants: Robert J. Torres, Jr., Guam Supreme Court Chief Justice; Stephen Hattori, Public Defender Service Corporation Executive Director.
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October 18, 2024
Indiana Public Defender Council Indianapolis, Indiana – By Videoconference
Deputy Director Aditi Goel and Executive Director David Carroll present to the Indiana Public Defender Council on 6AC’s evaluation of Indiana and where Indiana’s indigent defense system stands relative to the nation.
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May 16, 2024
Commission on Indigent Legal Services Sioux Falls, South Dakota
6AC Deputy Director, Aditi Goel, and 6AC Executive Director, David Carroll, present at the first state commission meeting on the state's constitutional obligations and where South Dakota's indigent defense system stands relative to the nation.
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March 18, 2024
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency, Indigent Defense Advisory Committee Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6AC Deputy Director, Aditi Goel, and 6AC Executive Director, David Carroll, present on state versus county obligations under the 6th Amendment and offer technical assistance on models for the dissemination of state indigent defense funding to local government.
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February 19, 2026
Northeastern University School of Law Boston, MA
Executive Director Aditi Goel addresses law students at a seminar examining the right to counsel in America.
September 19, 2025
Duke Law Symposium: Historical Facts and Constitutional Law Durham, North Carolina
President + Founder David Carroll speaks on the history of the right to counsel. Brandon L. Garrett, David W. Ichel Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice, moderates the panel which included Janet Carter, Co-Chair of the Everytown Center for the Defense of Gun Safety and Managing Director of Second Amendment Litigation at Everytown Law, and Richard B. Katskee, Director of the Duke Law Appellate Litigation Clinic.
August 18, 2025
Guam Bill Signing Ceremony Hagatna, Guam
Executive Director Aditi Goel speaks at the Bill Signing Ceremony that restructures Guam’s public defense system in response to 6AC’s report. Speakers include Guam Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Torres, Acting Governor Josh Tenorio, Senator Telo Taitague, and Public Defender Service Corporation Executive Director Stephen Hattori.
July 10, 2025
Guam Public Defender Service Corporation 50th Anniversary Hagatna, Guam
Executive Director Aditi Goel presents on Guam’s progress on the right to counsel. Panelists include Guam Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Torres, Lt. Governor Joshua Tenorio, and Senator Telo Taitague.
June 23, 2025
Arizona Judicial Council Conference Scottsdale, Arizona
Executive Director Aditi Goel and President + Founder David Carroll present on the right to counsel and how Arizona’s indigent defense system compares to other states in the nation.
December 3, 2024
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Criminal justice issues that disproportionately harm poor people, such as wrongful convictions and over-incarceration, cannot be fixed if indigent defendants are given attorneys who do not have the time, resources, or qualifications, to be a constitutional check on government. Yet, investment in improving indigent defense services remains largely neglected. The Sixth Amendment Center is the only nonprofit organization in the country that exclusively examines, uncovers, and helps fix the root of the indigent defense crisis in which inequality is perpetuated because poor defendants do not get a fair fight.
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